Diabetes
A type of diabetes that isn't preventable
What is type 1 diabetes?
any substance that causes an allergic reaction
The primary solution for an asthma attack, holding a steroid.
What is an inhaler?
A disease that cannot be transmitted or caught from someone.
What is a non-communicable disease?
A disease characterized by an immune reaction to a harmless substance.
What is an allergy?
What is type 2 and gestational diabetes?
The immune system's response to an allergen.
What is an allergic reaction?
What is epinephrine or an epi-pen?
The choices someone makes and conditions in the environment that increase risk of disease.
What are risk factors?
A disease characterized by tightening and obstruction of airways when exposed to triggers such as dust.
What is asthma?
Why diabetes is characterized by high blood sugar
What is a resistance to insulin or an insulin deficiency?
avoiding allergens, using medication, and using injections.
what are allergy prevention methods?
Surgery when an artery is fully blocked in the heart.
What is bypass surgery?
The body's way of regulating high blood sugar
What is insulin?
A disease characterized by a tumor of mutated cells rapidly reproducing and sometimes spreading.
What is cancer?
3 of the main risk factors for diabetes
The chemical responsible for triggering allergies and telling the body to attack.
What is histamine?
The main treatment to prevent an allergy
What is antihistamine?
When an artery in the heart is nearly or completely obstructed by fat
What is a heart attack?
A disease that cannot be prevented from developing, characterized by high blood sugar.
What is type 1 diabetes?
The main 4 complications of diabetes (the ones we put in notes)
What is heart and blood vessel disease, nerve damage, kidney disease, and eye damage?
The immune system triggering a general reaction to fight off an allergen.
What is a nonspecific response?
One of the top 3 allergy medicines
What is Zyrtec, Claritin, or Allegra?
The small branches in the lungs that take in oxygen and are tightened or obstructed during an asthma attack.
What are bronchioles?
A disease that can be prevented via lifestyle choices and is characterized by high blood sugar levels.
What is type 2 diabetes?